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  • Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh among new 'green giants', says EY

    24 February 2016

    Major expansion plans for renewable energy make Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh countries to watch over the next decade for project developers and investors, says consultancy EY.

  • Green Bond comment - February

    24 February 2016

    Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?

  • Apple's green bond triggers spate of enquiries from other corporates, says BAML

    24 February 2016

    Apple's green bond has prompted a flurry of enquiries from other corporate bond issuers interested in the market's potential, according to a leading underwriter.

  • Swindon Council issues UK's first council solar bond

    24 February 2016

    Swindon Borough Council has issued the UK's first 'council solar bond' in what it hopes will be a model for local green infrastructure development.

  • Another US transit authority mulls green bond

    24 February 2016

    Another US transit authority is mulling issuing a green bond in 2016, following in the footsteps of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), whose bond was significantly upsized this week.

  • Third Chinese lender gets approval to issue green bonds

    23 February 2016

    China's Bank of Qingdao is the latest lender to be allowed to issue green bonds under the country's recently-launched national standards.

  • BNP Paribas IP changes voting policy to be 'a lot more aggressive' on climate change

    23 February 2016

    The asset management arm of BNP Paribas is increasingly going to use its weight as a shareholder to tackle firms that do not disclose adequately their carbon footprints and strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.

  • Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project

    23 February 2016

    Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 22 February 2016

    22 February 2016

    The carnage in the EUA market came to a halt last week, says Louis Redshaw

  • Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Minimising Risks

    22 February 2016

    There are numerous risks that investors need to be aware of when buying green bonds, argues Philip Ludvigsen